Jekyll Island Club Hotel

USA / Georgia / Brunswick / Riverview Drive, 371
 hotel, place with historical importance
Playground for the wealthy in the late 1800s, converted to a luxury hotel in 1985.

Club was completed Nov. 1, 1887. Several nationally important events took place on Jekyll Island during the Club era, including the first transcontinental telephone call made by Theodore N. Vail, president of AT&T, to Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Watson and President Woodrow Wilson in 1915; and the development of the Aldrich Plan for the National Monetary Commission in 1908. When the club started out, hunting was a major recreational activity for both men and women. A gamekeeper was hired to keep the island well stocked with pheasants, turkeys, and quail, as well as deer. All members were to report daily what they had killed and turn it over to the club. Wild game was a common sight on the menu of the clubhouse. A taxidermist shop was located within the club compound, specifically for mounting the price game that members wanted stuffed. As the club grew other recreations became popular. Golf eventually took over as the Club's dominant sport. The first course was located just to the north of the Club compound. Later, in the 1920s, an oceanside course was built. A portion of this historic golf course is still intact, and can be played. Other leisure activities included carriage driving, tennis, and bicycling.

www.jekyllclub.com
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jekyll_Island_Club
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Coordinates:   31°3'34"N   81°25'15"W

Comments

  • There is also a fantastic fudge / candy shop nearby.
  • Here is GREAT EVIL was born.
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